Gurney Slade Quarry

Binegar, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Gurney Slade Quarry is an active limestone aggregate quarry worked since the mid 18th century.

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Mindat lists various minerals from the site, including baryte, calcite, hematite, marcasite and sphalerite.

Of most interest are probably the barytes from the site which can be uraniferous – but also the fossils, including jurassic sediments which include Keuhneosaurus.

 

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